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Landing Gear Design
Aero Telemetry has designed and fabricated hydraulically actuated landing gear for several unique unmanned air vehicle projects.
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Aero Telemetry's design team are experts at designing and fabricating landing gear (both fixed and retractable) for medium and large size Unmanned Air Vehicles. Our landing gear designs have been used on several high profile, mission critical UAV projects such as the Boeing / NASA X-48 Blended Wing Body. Our retractable landing gear systems are typically designed for UAV airframes weighing more than 200 lbs. Our largest retractable system, which is a proven design, is capable of operating with airframes as heavy as 3000 lbs.
Our latest UAV landing gear designs feature lightweight, low current draw, low EMI, fully integrated 12/24 VDC, high-precision linear actuators.
Each landing gear set presented its own design challenges and had to be delivered in a very short time frame, typically less than 60 days ARO. The Aero Telemetry R&D team has a proven track record at being able to consistently deliver a high quality and precise product on-time and within budget.
Lightweight, universal mount hydraulic retractable landing gear for Unmanned Air Vehicles up to 650 lbs (340Kg)
Retractable Main Landing Gear - Technical Specifications:
Structural Material: Aluminum Alloy
Retraction Method: 1000psi Hydraulic Actuator
Length from pivot to center of axle: 18.50 inches
Length from pivot to bottom of tire (uncompressed): 23.25 inches
Max Stroke length: 3.22 inches
Max Main gear load (per strut) = 300 lbs
Wheel: Dupont Nylon, 4 inch diameter
Tire: Two Pneumatic Ribbed with tube, 10 inch diameter x 3.5 inch width, 10-300 x 4
*Weight as shown: 20 lbs each side
*Weight does not include hydraulic lines, wiring harness, switches, or hydraulic pump.
Nose-Wheel Landing Gear Steerable, Retractable - Technical Specifications:
Structural Material: Aluminum Alloy
Retraction Method: 1000 psi Hydraulic Actuator
Length from pivot to center of axle: 24.50 inches
Length from pivot to bottom of tire (uncompressed): 29.50 inches
Max Stroke length: 3.22 inches
Max nose gear load = 300 lbs
Steering Method: Electro-Mechanical Servo driven via standard PWM code
Wheel: Dupont Nylon, 4 inch diameter
Tire: One Pneumatic Ribbed with tube, 10 inch diameter x 3.5 inch width, 10-300 x 4
*Weight as shown: 20 lbs
*Weight does not include brakes, hydraulic lines, wiring harness, switches, or hydraulic pump.
Options for Aero Telemetry Standard Landing Gear System:
1) Disc Brake system for Main Landing Gear (1 for each side, left and right)
2) Disc Brake system for nose-wheel landing gear
3) 24VDC battery system for hydraulic pump. Includes aluminum mounting enclosure.
All specifications subject to change without notice.